Presumably, those with this tendency are diagnosed with narcolepsy, or have narcoleptic tendencies. If you're not diagnosed. It may be worth getting a diagnosi

Presumably, those with this tendency are diagnosed with narcolepsy, or have narcoleptic tendencies. If you're not diagnosed. It may be worth getting a diagnosis. I haven't been officially diagnosed, but basically, the latest research on dealing with narcolepsy is a combination of lifestyle and drugs. In the realm of drugs, there is provigil or adderall as a wakefulness agent or xyrem and some others for a providing deeper sleep. Usually these are life changing in the beginning, but then they lose their efficacy due to tolerance. On the lifestyle front, theres really only 3 things, bur they are hard. Diet, exercise and sleep hygiene. The easiest to explain is exercise. Do it. Daily. Next is sleep hygiene. Consistent bed time and wake up time. Bed only for sleep and sex. Dimmed lights proor to bedtime and a consistent routine. This is harder to do. The most controversial/hardest is diet/nutrition, especially with the anti vitamin, anti-picky eater sentiment that may be part of ones social circles. So here goes my personal research and anecdotal evidence. Im on my phone, so forgive the terse explanations. Universally accepted: low carb, high fat diets. Nutritional supplements: google for narcolepsy nutrition. Some of the things are choline, b vitamins. Gluten free (controversial) - the short of it is that, gliadin destroys orexin producing neurons. Longer story at zombieinstitute. Tyrosine - longer story at some narcolepsy blog by a phd gal, iirc. Caffiene - the reviews are mixed on this one. Soneswear by it, others claim sleep debt incurred. For me, a cup of coffee or energy drink once every 2 days. Everyday incurs sleep debt for me. Ketogenic diets help. Paleo with lots of veggies, less meat. Smaller portions to control insulin load on the body. My biggest game changers were magnesium citrate (~300mg 2x a day for 600mg) + provigil + glutenfree + lchf. Potassium citrate also helped. Multivitamins seemed to be a waste. I didnt get much with tyrosine and carnitine. Also avoiding soluable sugars (juicy fruits, dextrose, maltodextrin) and going for high fiber (low glycemic) was a big help.